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Professor Raymond Irwin

Professor Raymond Irwin By W. A. Munford ChairlUan, Library History Group Ever since there has been a Library Association there has been plenty of library history to study, discuss and write about; indeed the L.A. itself is now old enough to have its own interesting and revealing history. Edward Edwards began in fact to open up the study and recording of library history on a world scale well over a 't' century ago. Yet the quite recent establishment of the Library History Group - it is a mere creature of the 1960s - presupposes that a very specialised minority interest has become quite a popular one; to judge by no more than the current membership of the Group which now exceeds 1,000. The ground for the Library History Group was prepared at least in part by the emergence of library history as an almost new subject for professional study. Both subject and Group owe much to Professor Irwin. Professor Irwin's many contributions to library history have been usefully epitomised by two of his books, The English library: sources and history of 1966 and The Heritage of the English library of 1964. Each book, in addition, has its own interesting history altogether apart http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Library History Edinburgh University Press

Professor Raymond Irwin

Munford, W. A.
Library History , Volume 1 (5): 3 – Jan 1, 1969
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Edinburgh University Press
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0024-2306
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10.1179/lib.1969.1.5.140
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By W. A. Munford ChairlUan, Library History Group Ever since there has been a Library Association there has been plenty of library history to study, discuss and write about; indeed the L.A. itself is now old enough to have its own interesting and revealing history. Edward Edwards began in fact to open up the study and recording of library history on a world scale well over a 't' century ago. Yet the quite recent establishment of the Library History Group - it is a mere creature of the 1960s - presupposes that a very specialised minority interest has become quite a popular one; to judge by no more than the current membership of the Group which now exceeds 1,000. The ground for the Library History Group was prepared at least in part by the emergence of library history as an almost new subject for professional study. Both subject and Group owe much to Professor Irwin. Professor Irwin's many contributions to library history have been usefully epitomised by two of his books, The English library: sources and history of 1966 and The Heritage of the English library of 1964. Each book, in addition, has its own interesting history altogether apart

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Library History – Edinburgh University Press

Published: Jan 1, 1969

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